About Peter Jackson
Sir Peter Robert Jackson is a New Zealand entrepreneur and visual‑effects pioneer who writes, directs and produces films. He achieved worldwide fame with the Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003) and the Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014), both based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s novels. His other works include the drama Heavenly Creatures (1994), horror comedy The Frighteners (1996), the monster remake King Kong (2005), the World War I documentary They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) and the music documentary The Beatles: Get Back (2021). He ranks as the fourth‑highest‑grossing director ever, with his movies earning over $6.5 billion worldwide.
![“There's no real rules about what you do [while directing]; it's just you just use your instincts as to the pacing of a film and what is repetitive and what is the minimum amount you can get away with to tell the story, that scene didn't make it in.” quote by Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/988/peter-jackson-1771_amount_there-s-no-real-rules-about-what-you-do_2104258.jpg)
![“Aragorn: Gentlemen! We do not stop 'til nightfall. Pippin: But what about breakfast? Aragorn: You've already had it. Pippin: We've had one, yes. But what about second breakfast? [Aragorn stares at him, then walks off.] Merry: Don't think he knows about second breakfast, Pip. Pippin: What about…” quote by Peter Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/e1d/peter-jackson-1771_afternoon_aragorn-gentlemen-we-do-not-stop-til-nig_1811706.jpg)
